Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 11
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 534▼ 510 vs year ago 971 · −52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 25▲ 37 vs year ago 3 · +1,233.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good. Shorter summer runs have begun, but recent rains have pastures in good shape. Temperatures hit triple digits this week, with rain and a cool down going into the weekend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.79/cwt on 46 head, down $39.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +8.18 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.
Average price
$446.79
▼ 39.18 vs prior sale
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.76
vs TX average
−6.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547446.792,44346
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
446.79
—
TX average4 barns · 210 hd
437.02
+9.76
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−6.93
This barn, trailing median32 sales
438.61
+8.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
516453391329median 438.6103/0505/0707/1609/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $438.61 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,628194.433,1669thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058167.861,7763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213163.811,98615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,528157.932,4139thin

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1005
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466525.01/cwt514.00–528.002,44766
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,42919
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560437.49/cwt435.00–439.002,45027
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned683359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,45220
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731372.21/cwt365.00–375.002,72114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9668
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,1297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,12111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514413.94/cwt400.00–420.002,12814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531412.24/cwt412.00–413.002,18934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1594400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3765
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,3416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned611325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,98612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673358.06/cwt356.00–359.002,41032
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full805305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4558
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,12210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1496497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,4656
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1567
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,407183.44/cwt180.00–185.002,5813
Bulls——1,720207.56/cwt205.00–210.003,5702
Bulls——1,748196.11/cwt190.00–200.003,4284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058167.86/cwt167.00–169.001,7763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206159.35/cwt157.50–160.001,9224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215165.43/cwt160.00–170.002,01011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527160.60/cwt160.00–162.002,4523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528156.60/cwt155.00–157.502,3936
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1336

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.